Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (CVG) has been selected by XCMG, a leading Chinese construction machinery manufacturer, as one of two key seat suppliers for the XCMG family of products. CVG will provide a range of construction seating products for multiple XCMG vehicle lines including mobile cranes, rollers, wheel loaders, excavators, graders, truck cranes, and concrete pumps.

Pratt & Whitney signed a 10-year agreement with Volvo Aero Norway to produce military engine shafts for P&W engines including the F135 powering the F-35 Lightning II and the F119 powering the F-22 Raptor.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Co. a $12.6 million contract for Phase 1 integration and qualification of the Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting (HMIT) system for USAF and Air National Guard A-10C and F-16C Block 30/32 aircraft.

Goodrich Corp. will work with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) to produce an innovative nanomaterial with metal-like conductive properties into a rugged composite structure, in sizes suitable for large-scale commercial aerospace applications.

NASA has awarded a Crew Robotics Avionics and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) contract to Wyle for engineering services at Johnson Space Center. The contract allows for a wide variety of tasks in the areas of flight hardware and software development, nonflight/prototype hardware and software development, analysis, and sustaining engineering.

PowerDNA Software Suite 4.0 from United Electronic Industries features asynchronous modes of operation for certain layers, support for 64-bit editions of Windows (Including Windows XP, Vista, and 7), and full support for three new I/O layers for the PowerDNA Cube, 12-slot PowerDNR RACKtangle, and six-slot HalfRACK chassis.

Ophir-Spiricon’s UV ND filter system consists of modular, slide-in, neutral-density attenuators and a C-mount holder designed to attenuate ultraviolet laser beams so they are at the proper intensity for charge-coupled device or pyroelectric cameras.

Weight reduction on the Mazda2 was achieved in two ways: application of new materials and methods to make body structure lighter and stronger, and examining parts and subassemblies to find reductions wherever possible, similar to the gram strategy used on the MX-5 sportscar program.

The SLS AMG E-Cell is very much an advanced design, and at a media event in Kristiansund, Norway, full details were revealed of this more environmentally compatible version of the gullwing gasoline internal-combustion-engine version of the SLS, production of which is likely to be limited to as many as 100.

The complexities of developing a global hybrid and plug-in electric vehicle society are massive in terms of design, safety, production, and infrastructure. But an area that is now receiving increasing attention concerns rare earth metals, essential for high-power, lightweight magnets used in electric vehicles and for battery applications.

Hella will be hiring engineers and other "staff professionals" in North America through the third quarter of this year to meet a growing demand for automotive electronic components. The global supplier of electronics and lighting products expects to fill more than 20 positions at its facilities in Plymouth, MI, and Flora, IL, according to Dr.

Boeing has chosen North Charleston, SC, as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility. The new fabrication factory will be 10 mi from Boeing's 787 final assembly and delivery site in North Charleston.

Goodrich Corp. and Turkish Technic Inc. signed an agreement to form a joint-venture company to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services in Istanbul, Turkey. The JV, known as Goodrich Turkish Technic Service Center, will provide nacelle, thrust reverser, and related component services including rotable support.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will compete jointly for the contract to replace the U.S. Air Force's fleet of combat search and rescue helicopters. The two companies signed a teaming agreement formalizing their intent to offer an advanced version of Sikorsky's UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter for the USAF's HH-60 Personnel Recovery Recapitalization program (HH-60 Recap).

Volvo Aero signed an agreement to sell its Boca Raton, FL-based subsidiary Volvo Aero Services. The sale of Volvo Aero Services is part of Volvo Aero’s strategy to focus on its core operations of developing and manufacturing components for aircraft engines, combined with an effort to reduce tied-up capital.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to provide mission planning software systems and tools so that warfighters can quickly and effectively plan missions and transfer required data to aircraft avionics.

By committing to a carbon-fiber body for its 2013 MegaCity electric vehicle, BMW is driving design, process, and materials technologies that will help push the strong, lightweight composite closer to the automotive mainstream, according to an expert in lightweight material applications.

Looking beyond Tier 4 Final regulations, Cummins predicts technologies such as onboard diagnostics, telematics, various hybrid systems, and waste heat recovery methods will become more common as the industry looks toward the future of more efficient diesel power.

About 1% of all buses suffer some form of fire incident each year. Some of these fires have serious consequences. The results from a large project investigating bus fires will be presented at the FIVE (Fires in Vehicles) conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, in late September. The work has been carried out by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Department of Fire Technology, on behalf of the National Road Authorities in Norway and Sweden.

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